Automatic pistol



May 7, 1929. F. WALTHE R 1,712,411

' Au'iomanc" PISTOL Filed July 6, 1927 I 2 Shets-Sheet 1 May 7, 1929. wALTHER 1,712,411

AUTOMATIC PISTOL Filed July 6, 1927 ZSheeis-Sheet 2 r i as .Fzz'anZ ar Patented May i, 1929.

The present invention relates to improvementsjinautomatic fire-arm's,'one object of the invention being the'provision of an-auto- .matic pistol in which the hammer is triggerc "whichseveralsafety devieesare interposed to pr'e'vent','1nftwo 1nstances,the hammer from '1 ,10; released, the firing-pinis held inactive.

magazine type and of the reciprocating '15 provided with and bodilyjcarrying'the firmg-pin, said} breechblock being provided with a' hammer interceding member whereby the .firingfpin is held in safe position 1813s {the position of the hammer.

2a In theaccompanyingdrawings :1-

partlyinsection, of the rear end of the autoamaticffire arm made according to and 'em-; 1, bo'dying this invention, the hammer'beingin "'25 its retracted position and the barrel being.

.r ern taken from h T opposite side, showingthe ghammercocked, 1 a

" jFi'gu're 3Qisa view similar to Figure 2 with the hammer cocked and the locking {safety devicefinlockingposition. x Figure"lfisQ-ajviewsomewhat similar to urefi showing the breech-block and main pri" g housing in'fullsection, the hammer bemean retracted Positioni PFi'gure 5 isavertical longitudinal sectional view ithr'ough the breech-block show ng the j-methodlof renderingthe same safe, the parts, '40" howverg beingiin the position to be engaged jbythehammerl g i o EigureG isa section taken on a'horrzontal- *line' of Figure 5', said line being partially showIiQby-the brokenjline'and arr-on at the 475 rightfthereof, theisafety device being in safety t'o'the drawings, the numeral 1" designates the hammer and Qthe reciprocate .ble: breech-block of the present fir'e arm. Th trig 3is'mountedinthe usualm'an} an Has; Connected'atherewith a plat'eiio inflame arwardly and is pro 1 .1 e tlifaprojec on "5 seated within an ,opjening'in the pivoted-rocking platefi, this, 1 plate 'G 'bei'n'g provided,"as shown in Figure,

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Y FRITZ WDALTHEVR, OF ZELLA MEHLIS, GERMANY. i

' Application filed luly s, 1927, Serial No.

,sjj'set or hand-set, as may be desired, and in being released to strike the firing-pin, and in the third instance, in case the hammer is A;s t i ll further object of this invention isl the provision of; an automatic pistol of the breech-block type, said breech-block being" I v I ll'and thereby depresses themain springS iEigure-l isa view, partly in elevation and" Figur'elQ is a view similar to 'Figure 1,

' port. 21'to cause the same to within thenotchI'Z, the free 9 wi1l be niovedioutwardly andthus it can-1 f eybee j v fi il' he eieeiie i e 9i Y PATENT,- 0mm.

momm PISTOL.

203,801, and in Germany April 19, 1927.

1, to be pulled forwardly when the trigger 3 isydepressed, so that thelower end of the rocking plate 6 is tilted or moved rearWardly upon its pivot-'7 so as to elevate the curved projection or h1g8 to,'i turn, engage the 60 freeend 9 of the pivoted catch 'Whichis con: nected to and carried bodily'by the hammer. j This action'tends to move the hammer from the position as shown in'Figure' lto that 5 shown in Figures 2'and ,3, so that'the hammer pivots uponits pin 10. l o I In order to lock'the hammer in this posi-" tion, there is provided a notch 30 in the lower edge of the plate of'to be engaged'by the lug 28 of the manu thepin 22, and as pa ure' 3. During the and the hammer,

of usual construction. At the same time,'the projection 19 carried'upon the lower portion of the hammer will connect with the lugf8 of the rocking plate "Below the hammer and the projecting end 19 is'the spring-actuated rocking support 21' which iscontrolled by the spring 24 and" is mounted upon the pivot 22, the lug 23 of the support 21 being i adapted to fit under the end piece let'of the liamnier,while the spiral springf24e presses the support 21 againstthe surface: 250f the housing ofthe-fire-arm Thus, when. the rock'- ing. piece 6 turns the I cam face 26, the said cam facej will abut against the lug; 27 of the supp0rt21fand' thus tend to depressthe suprock upon'its pivot 22 downwardly, as viewed in igure' i 1, to cause the upper'end23it0o disengage the end 19 of the '-ha1nmer,f this. beingdue to the continued-rearward pull of the triggerii; If the safety device 2'9' is-rele'as'e'cl or in'the' position as shown in-Figur'e' 2',the i hammer rwill .be releasedto engage: the firing-pin :20,

and thus discharge the fire-arm.

Mounted in and carried bodily by the ham mer '1' is a piston 16 which is longitudinally V slidable therein against theaction of the spring 15. 'This piston is provided with a notch 17 into which the upper en'd18of the spring latch 9 may fit.' Thus,whenthe piston 16 is depressed -andthe end 18- engages or fits end of the'latch not pass the h1g8 even -.1;houg the trigger 6 which is'in' the path v701 al'ly'movable lever 29 :which is pivoted upon I ther or tliifrd sa cylindrical-memh I I I I 'carried by,tlieb fQech-blockis provided. By.

this construction,

. released position. Thus, bythis means, an

Q therethrough a niean s'foi the spring I I I 39 is adapted to, aline and engage the rear end i 7 of the'firing-Ypin'w when thepa rts are :in thej;

I and the solidlportion --.-;ber34 is interposed'to I ,case of "accidental. release thereof, The fir-f rangement the provided forlockingthe hammerincooked blockbiepermittedto ac r ksa'fety -device,

1. An autorna of the firing-p n a a -is' a pines which is noradditional safe'tydevice is provided in the present construction, V

In order toiprovide the third safety device for the present fire-ar illustrated in-Figures 5 and 6 is provided,in which is mounted for oscillation transversely ofthe breech-block, a cylinder 34, said cylinder 34being held in either one of two adjusted positions by means, of the locking spring pin 39. and is manipulated by' means of the finger-piece 35. Carried bodilyby thecylinder '34 and. disposed diafneterically, nd. adjacent the encased end,

mally held in a hammerreceiving positionby 3O whilelther'educed end position as shown inFigure 5, When theyl'f arein the pos tion as Shown in Figure 6, the

pin 38 is; at right angles t the I firing-pin at, i

receive'th'ehammer in ing-pin as I here shownr' is provided'with. the

usual: spring 32 which .cnormally; holds; the;

same retracted so that no accidentaldischarge I t With'the-fulrninating capof the cartridg e can be had. I I

V From the foregoing description, taken in connection; with the drawings, it isevidc'ntf t construction and ar- I hammer, can be either cocked-z through the instrumentalityot the trigger B or by hand, and that two satety devices. are;-'

that with'the' presen position, namely 5 the lever 29 anditsdock ingilug 28 ,a,nd the plunger. l6 and. the 'piv oted catch 9],".while in order to provide a fun] when the. breech-block is being manuall retracted, there is no l'iabil'ity of discharging the cartridge if the fingersshould-slip ofi smile; sameand the ihireechcidentally recoil asthe' I {including the cylinder would prevent the firing-pin from: being act; edfluponbythehammen j i qlclaimz-s- I magaziney'a' reciprocat -able breechhlock mountedin the receiver, a firingpin mountfd in the breech hlock, a hammer pivotally mountedlinthefre'ceiver, a Tma'in: spring for throwing I the hammer-3a trigger,

V rel, a; receiver, a;

cooperative means carried hy the. triggerand the hammer wherebyythehammer ,i s' 'movedinto}, cocked p'ositio rduring the initial Ide IFG iOII Ofjthetriggien a lever pivoted in the} receiver and; dispose'd in means to hold theghammerincockediposition,

nd coopergible" the hammer In, the constructionas fi i sP en gag m nt ofjthe cylindrical memb e h find-Pin mounted mer p lvotally mounted in 7 spring for'ithrowingithe hammer, link connected'to theqtrigger and riedfby; the pivots "Coop I I I ofthe hammer] 'thrhu fety; device, the'oscillatoryfl relj 1a ,receivena and operably'con'necte I the cocking means for preventing the releaseoi': thehaminer evenjthou'gh thetr gger is fully depressed. I "f 1 ZI 2(An automatic 'fire-arm including aibarrel, a receiverya magazine, a 'reciprocatable breech blookiinounted in thereceiver, a firing-pin'mounted in thebreech-block, aham mer pivotally mounted in the receiver, a main springfo'r-tliroiving the hamm'er,"a trigger,

cooperative ineans'carried hythe triggerand the ham er whereby the hammer s moved 7 into cocked pqsitiongduring I the initial de pression of the trigger, a" lever pivote'd'inithe receiver and disposed inthepath to locksaidi I ammer in co'cked'pb'sition, j fcooper able means car I byithe cocking means forlpreventing;there le'aseofthefha'mmer'eventhoughjth trigge means to holl the h I I I ied by'the hammer and ,is fully depressed, and means mountedin the 'j d d hQ ha IiiD "Q prevent th' 9 1+; '7

bred blo'ck told hef'in'terposedbetween:the

of the-firing in by the hammer; 3. Anentomatiqfire-armlincludinga bark rel, va receiver, a ,magazine, afreciprocatable eblofckemountedji inf the-receiver, a .fir

in he b ee hock;:afhanirearwardly' c 'toyva' rd' the; hammer,

c nnectedto-tlie link',cooperative means cari I I I I d member and th'e'hammgr, E whereby theh'ammer'is cockeddnring the ini E.

tia'1 depressionbf thetrigger, a second piv-' "100, f

otedplate associated with the hammer, and er'ativ'e' means carried by the latter plate and re as i lthesecon p plate. I 1 w A. A n fautmnatic'fire breech-bl ck m n ed'; Kiri. t e. re ifirn firing-pin 'n ounted j i in' fjthe. -breech-block,

a z-hainmer pivotall Imounted; injtlie "receiven' i 'rowin inai Swing. if wirl g r; 1? and extending rearvvar meij'apivoted dlyg toivalid;the,ham--v late-jmounted inithe.-.-receiverd to the-link, co-ope-raberand the hammer, whereby thehammer-is'.

"cocked during the:initialidepression of.theif, 120 I ,c. "pivoted" plate associated withfthej hammer 'o'operativefmeans icarried by i the:

platefandjthe 'fijrstf ivqtedgmember whereb e? the Icontinued.acl ion of the trigger; causes el i].- hammei hr ugh he plat safety-leve teamth; and 00 er'atilve mea Y I snifigsbpiyoe messesensuin memher andtheah'anirne eockedbf I 'including a ha thereceivegemein' ex n l g1.

I the firstpivoted plate'vvhereby'the conj-Q it i tinned action fthetrigger cailsesthe at eih mm nected. to j the ijtriggerij nverse e ried by the pivoted member and the hammer,

tial depressionof the trigger, a second pivot- 7 ed plate-associated With the hammer,

erative means carried by the latter plate and the first pivoted plate whereby the continued hammer,

a main I is projected to render the 7 whereby the hammer is cocked during the inicoop-r safety lever pivoted in the receiver, cooperative means carried by said lever and the first pivoted plate for locking said plate and the hammer cocked, a spring projected recessed plunger mounted in'the hammer, and a pivoted latch controlled thereby whereby said latch trigger inactive when the hammer is cocked.

In testimony WhereofI have hereunto set 25 my hand.

' FRITZ WALT-HER. 

